The school was founded by His Excellency Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji (father of the four Queen Mothers Dorji Wangmo, Tshering Pem, Tshering Yangdon and Sangay Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan, and the former prime minister, Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup).

[1] It started as a pet project of the honorable Dasho Yab Ugyen Dorji (1925–2019) and Yum Thinley Choden.

[citation needed] It was a wish fulfilled for the local people and a hope for the students who did not meet the government cut off point.

[4] He served as a teacher for 27 years and as a tutor to His Majesty the Fifth King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan.

Students enjoy the facility of sports in UA such as football, volleyball, swimming, cricket, and many indoor games.

UA also focuses on sports and participates with hope at the dzongkhag level and national level and dominated the 7th National School Games with the highest number of medals held in Khuruthang Middle Secondary School and Ugyen Academy in Punakha.